Submitted by Associate Pasto... on November 17, 2009 - 3:05pm
Of all the stuff I own, my most prized possessions are probably my golf clubs, my car, my yard, and my laptop computer. If my house was on fire and my family and the cat were safely outside, and I still had time to run in once more, I would grab my laptop and the car keys. I would pull the car out of the garage thus saving both the car and my golf clubs which are always in my trunk. (Thinking about this reminds me of a few things I need to put in the fireproof safe!) I’ve got a lot of stuff and, even after saving the most important things, I would still be devastated to lose everything else. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus addresses our attachment to possessions. He issues a prohibition and a command: Do not store up treasure on earth, instead store up treasure in heaven (Matt. 6:19-20). Then He describes the reasons for the prohibition and command: